While in college, Kiante Bush interned for Northrop Grumman as a supply chain analyst, and as an operations analyst at JPMorgan Chase.
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in transportation systems engineering, he took a job with Accenture Federal Services as a technology analyst, which involves technical architecture, IT, strategy, and program management to deliver solutions for U.S. federal agencies.
Bush said that as a student, interning helped prepare him for the world after graduation.
“There is a certain culture that comes with working for certain companies—dress codes, and preferred means of communication,” he said. “As a result, I was able to compare these differing factors of the companies that I interned for, which allowed me to develop a greater understanding of my career preferences.”
Bush said internships helped him sharpen his skills in relation to his role, learn how to network, and collaborate with diverse teams.
Last summer, Gabrielle Rodgers interned for 10 weeks as a process improvement engineer at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. It was her fourth internship, after interning twice at Toyota.
Gabrielle spoke highly of the benefits of internships, including making classroom concepts more understandable.
“The soft skills learned—communication, cultural awareness, and emotional intelligence—through working in groups is valuable to the internship experience as well,” she shared via email. “Some of the most important lessons of navigating the field are learned outside of the classroom.”
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